Off-track Entertainment

The 2015 Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix will showcase a world of off-track entertainment with an array of activities to suit fans of all ages. Our entertainment schedule is now live and features some old favourites and some fabulous new off-track diversions.

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General Information

It’s easy to travel to the 2015 Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix on Melbourne’s iconic public transport network with trains, trams and buses providing frequent services. For up to the minute train, tram and bus information visit ptv.vic.gov.au or call 1800 800 007 (6am to midnight daily).

If using any other public transport service besides the free shuttle trams, patrons must buy a valid Myki ticket for travel. Tickets are available from the Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square, Premium Stations, retail outlets and Myki ticket machines at train stations.

Metropolitan

Use metropolitan or regional train services to Southern Cross or Flinders Street stations to catch one of the free shuttle trams running direct to the circuit. Visit the Public Transport Victoria website: ptv.vic.gov.au for maps and timetables.

Regional

Free trams for 2015 Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix ticket holders operate from Swanston Street and Spencer Street on all four days of the event. There are three different tram routes servicing all gates at the circuit.

NOTE: Normal tram fares apply on other tram routes that operate past the Circuit. The Light Rail GP Express and Clarendon Street GP Express will run express between Spencer Street and Gates 1 & 2. The Clarendon GP Express will not stop between Spencer Street and City Road on Saturday and Sunday (but will stop at all stops from City Rd onward).

Metropolitan Bus Service

Some bus services will take you to bus stops close to the Circuit, whilst other services will take you to the City, where you can catch the tram services to the Circuit (free tram for GP ticket holders). If using any other public transport service besides the free shuttle trams, patrons must buy a valid ticket for travel.

For more maps and timetables visit the Public Transport Victoria website: www.ptv.vic.gov.au

Grand Prix Bus Services

A free shuttle bus will operate between Crown Casino (Clarendon Street entrance) and Gate 1 at peak times during the morning and afternoon. Detailed timetable will be finalised in January 2015.

A shuttle bus will operate between Gate 1 and the Arts Centre on Friday 13 March between 5:00PM and 9:00PM (Approximately). Tickets cost $5 per person.

The best thing to do is leave the car at home! Park in one of the 70,000 car spaces in the City and catch the FREE GP EXPRESS TRAM SERVICES to the Circuit.

NO PUBLIC PARKING AT THE CIRCUIT.

Restricted Parking
Grand Prix Patrons (non residents) will NOT be permitted to park close to Albert Park. Special Permits will be required to enter selected residential areas near the Grand Prix Circuit. ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES WILL BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY FINES AND/OR TOWAWAYS. Access will be maintained to local shops and businesses. Businesses will be trading as usual for the four days of the event.

Travel to the Grand Prix by helicopter! For charter prices please call Professional Helicopter Services on (03) 9580 7433.

Private helicopters can land at the Grand Prix at the designated Helipad adjacent to Gate 10. Landing fees apply and registration/insurance declaration forms must be provided to Professional Helicopter Services prior to the event.

People with a disability can catch a train to Southern Cross Station (Spencer Street) or park in the car parks in the City and catch a FREE wheelchair accessible bus from Southern Cross Station (Spencer Street/Collins Street extension entrance) to the Circuit. Patrons will be dropped off at the gate of their choice (except Gate 8) and can link up with the FREE internal disability Shuttle Service.

For further information on the Southern Cross shuttle, please phone Australian Grand Prix Corporation on (03) 9258 7100.

The free internal shuttle service operates on all days of the event. Bookings are essential and can be completed from Monday 9th March 2015

1996

Jacques Villeneuve dominates on debut before an oil leak forces him to let teammate Damon Hill through late in the race. His performance is overshadowed by a huge opening lap crash involving Martin Brundle.

1997

David Coulthard wins his first Australian Grand Prix in a race of attrition. It’s also the first race victory for McLaren since the late Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Formula 1® Foster’s Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide.

1998

Mika Häkkinen leads for McLaren before mishearing a radio call and heading to the pits, losing the race lead in the process. Controversy erupts when teammate David Coulthard honours a pre-race agreement and lets Häkkinen through for victory with only a handful of laps remaining.

1999

McLaren duo Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard dominate the weekend, but both fail to make the chequered flag in the race with mechanical issues. Eddie Irvine inherits the lead and takes Ferrari’s first Australian Grand Prix victory in Melbourne.

2000

For the second year in a row both McLarens retire from the lead of the race promoting a Ferrari into first place. Michael Schumacher cruises to victory using a one-stop strategy, finishing ahead of new teammate Rubens Barrichello.

2001

Michael Schumacher takes his second Australian Grand Prix victory in a row, despite a spectacular practice rollover. An accident involving Jacques Villeneuve and Ralf Schumacher ends the race on a sombre note with the news that marshal Graham Beveridge has been killed.

2002

It’s a hat-trick of victories for Michael Schumacher and Ferrari, but Aussie Mark Webber steals the show taking fifth for the under-funded Minardi outfit on debut. A big crash at the start eliminates eight cars with Ralf Schumacher flying over the top of Rubens Barrichello.

2003

David Coulthard takes his second Australian Grand Prix victory when Juan-Pablo Montoya spins while leading comfortably just eight laps from the finish. The race would be Coulthard’s final F1 victory.

2004

Michael Schumacher returns to the top step of the podium taking a dominant victory over teammate Rubens Barrichello with Ferrari proving they are a step ahead of the competition.

2005

Rain in qualifying sets the tone for the race with the favourites forced to start from well down the grid. Giancarlo Fisichella takes pole and wins easily, while Mark Webber equals his best Australian Grand Prix finish, taking fifth for Williams.

2006

2007

Kimi Räikkönen wins on debut for Ferrari, the first driver to do so since Nigel Mansell in 1989, and shares the podium with McLaren duo Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.

2008

Lewis Hamilton wins comfortably from BMW-Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld, but the race is remembered for multiple incidents and retirements that sees only seven cars finish. Rubens Barrichello is later disqualified leaving just six classified finishers.

2009

Huge technical changes cause a shake-up to the F1 pecking order with former Honda team, now named Brawn GP, setting the pace. Jenson Button dominates the weekend taking pole position and leading home teammate Rubens Barrichello in the race.

2010

Mark Webber qualifies on the front row for the first time in Australia, lining up alongside teammate Sebastian Vettel. A wet start and drying track allows Jenson Button to gamble on strategy and take victory after a retirement from Vettel at mid-race distance.

2011

Sebastian Vettel dominates from start to finish, taking Red Bull Racing’s first Australian Grand Prix victory, leading home Lewis Hamilton and Vitaly Petrov. The return of Pirelli as F1 tyre supplier is a talking point with drivers using many different strategies during the race as tyres quickly deteriorate.

2012

Jenson Button takes his third victory in four years with World Champion Sebastian Vettel in second despite a poor qualifying effort. Mark Webber records his best finish at the event with fourth, narrowly missing the podium, while young Aussie Daniel Ricciardo scores points in his first Australian Grand Prix by finishing eighth.

2013

Red Bull Racing dominates qualifying with Sebastian Vettel taking pole position, but the race is a different story. Kimi Räikkönen’s Lotus is kind on its tyres and allows him to make one less pitstop than rivals Fernando Alonso and Vettel to take an easy victory.

2014

Nico Rosberg takes a dominant victory for Mercedes in the new Formula One turbo era, but Australian Daniel Ricciardo shines with second on debut for Red Bull Racing. The Aussie is later controversially disqualified for a fuel flow irregularity.

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